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Sierra Club Nebraska Statement on Forced Outage at Aging OPPD Coal Plant
Omaha, Nebraska — Reports of a steam tube failure at OPPD’s North Omaha coal plant once again raise reliability, health, and safety concerns. As a result of the failure, one of the two remaining coal units was taken offline last week. The forced outage follows a recent OPPD board vote to … [continued]
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The Long US Goodbye to New Gas Connections and the Legal Tools States Are Using to Get There
Gas bans in new buildings moved from obscure municipal policy to national legal conflict in a remarkably short period of time. For most of the past decade, city ordinances limiting or prohibiting new natural gas hookups were treated as a local matter tied to building codes, air quality, and long … [continued]
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Smash The Oiligarcy, The Future Is Now!
Yes, we want some good cleantech-focused messages on your shirt, your hoodie, your mug, or your cap — or even your baby’s clothes! Thanks to our wonderful readers, in recent months, we have actually raised much more than our $2,000 Kickstarter target from pure donations/subscriptions. We hugely appreciate those no-cost … [continued]
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Ford, Waymo, Tesla — Where Is Self-Driving Going in 2026?
One of the big automotive stories out of CES 2026 from the last week was Ford making an announcement about eyes-free driving coming to its models — affordable EVs even — in 2028. There are layers to this, though. Ford’s L3 Eyes-Off Driving Plans — What Are They Exactly? First … [continued]
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Federal Policy Makers Can’t Stop The Demand For Solar Power
The abrupt U-turn in federal energy notwithstanding, the demand for more solar power in the US persists. After all, money talks. Solar is the fastest most economical way to add more kilowatts to the nation’s grid. That’s why solar investors are still pumping money into the US market, the latest … [continued]
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